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The American Aircraft Factory in World War II
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The American Aircraft Factory in World War II Paperback - 2010

by Bill Yenne


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Few industrial phenomena have been as dramatic as the United States' mid-20th-century shift from peacetime to wartime production. The American Aircraft Factory in World War II documents the production of legendary warbirds by companies like Boeing, North American, Curtiss, Consolidated, Douglas, Grumman, and Lockheed. It was a production unmatched by any other country and a crucial part of why the allies won the war. Author Bill Yenne considers the prewar governmental acts that got the plants rolling, as well as the gender shift that occurred as women entered the work force like never before. He also describes the construction of megafactories like Willow Run, factory design considerations, and the postwar conversion back to peacetime production. Illustrated with 175 period photographs--including 50 rare color photos never before seen in print.

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  • Title The American Aircraft Factory in World War II
  • Author Bill Yenne
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Zenith Press
  • Date 2010-09
  • ISBN 9780760339138 / 0760339139
  • Weight 2.03 lbs (0.92 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.62 x 10.46 x 0.51 in (24.43 x 26.57 x 1.30 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 623.746

About the author

Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen nonfiction books on historical topics. His books on aviation and military history have included Area 51 Black Jets--which T. D. Barmes, formerly with NASA High Range and Area 51 Special Projects, described as not a book that the reader will lay down and not finish. It holds one's interest from front to back. Yenne has also contributed to encyclopedias of World War I and World War II and has been featured in several documentaries which have aired on the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the Smithsonian Channel, and ARD German Television. The Wall Street Journal notes that Yenne writes with a cinematic vividness. Yenne has also authored ten novels and has penned several books on beer and brewing history, including Beer: The Ultimate World Tour.
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